In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

Producer Diggory returns to the podcast to sift through listener comments on Spotify before Emerald leads one of her famed Odd One Out rounds, this time featuring Batman, a footballing nun and robots with “ominous” Northern Irish accents who may all have links to Fathers for Justice… Next, Jack whisks us back to the so-called “golden age of air travel” as he unpicks Sean Duffy and the US Department of Transportation’s new campaign to bring “civility” back to the skies. Finally, in the Missing Words round, expect ‘sleigh’-themed cars in Dorset, odd dating-profile pics and to discover what the biggest faux pas at the dinner table really is... If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  And Diggory Waite, filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment this week The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

After receiving messages from several Scottish football fans, Mike apologises for his comments about their World Cup qualification prospects from last week, before taking us through the story of Mark Bryan from Redbridge, who was interviewed by the UK press after eye surgery left him hallucinating “Baywatch-style” women at all hours of the day. Queenie then reports on an Australian inmate pleading for his right to eat Vegemite in prison, while Emerald covers the strange, pig-related goings-on in the New Forest. We finish with a Missing Words Round featuring ‘quirky’ driving habits, blood types and a comment from a celebrity maths-whizz. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And Jack Harris, away in the New Forest The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team chat about where the TV show was last Friday before Jack takes us through Tesco Mobiles poll of 1400 people with ‘quirky side hustles’ – some are legit, others less legit and the rest are total bullsh*t.  Queenie then investigates a National Folklore survey that claims you’re more likely to be visited by a ghost if you’re under 35 and Mike reveals all about the university testing for genius in dogs. Later, we end on our Missing Words Round which has an unhealthy dose of sarcasm, sex toys, vending machines and references to Robert Jenrick…  If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston And Emerald Paston, absent this week as she’s still stuck in a vending machine The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team briefly touch on Kim Kardashian’s new, critically panned TV show All’s Fair and The Traitors finale, before Jack (eventually) explains what 'Peppa Pig Syndrome' is whilst unpacking a Times survey of 10,000 teachers that concludes Americanisms are sweeping across UK classrooms. Later, Mike introduces us to the newest and greatest movie star on the planet (and no, it is not Jackie Potatoes), while Emerald tells us about the furious tour guide causing guests to flock to Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast (stop laughing at the back!) and finally leading us through her missing-word game – complete with Tube-dwelling mosquitoes, tricky national anthems and the definitive guide to being a true gentleman. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And Queenie Miller, last spotted tour guiding in Düsseldorf... The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

Mike sends in a voice note with some juicy behind-the-scenes insight from the TV show, after the recording was interrupted by the breaking Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor news. The team then discuss the strange, snail-related tax-avoidance scheme spreading across London (slowly) and play Emerald’s latest game, ‘Tax Avoidance or a Load of Pants?’ Later, Queenie takes the team through the story of a teacher in Germany who took a year off sick to appear on two TV cooking shows and Jack covers AI models resisting shutdown and wrongly prompting police to apprehend children over bags of crisps. In the Missing Words round, they learn about civil servants who want to sponsor mice, Bob Geldof’s regrets and the study that separates men and women on their punctuation…! If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  And the voice-noting Mike Rayment The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

Mike gives the team an exclusive preview of what to expect from Friday’s Halloween episode of Have I Got News for You, before they wrestle with another tricky Odd One Out from Emerald - featuring a UK crocodile sighting, a toilet bat and creepy crawlies scuttling amok in Google HQ. Later, Mike takes us through the unbelievable British laws you didn’t know you could be unwittingly breaking, before Queenie hosts a spooky Missing Words round complete with black cats, psychics and the sixth sense… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And the absent Jack Harris, back next week  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

Mike returns to the pod to reveal some top behind the scenes treats from working on the TV show before the team discuss the papers’ obsession with anti-aging studies, the UK’s newest pothole filling vigilante and the latest theory as to why humans haven’t be contacted by intelligent, extraterrestrial life.  Later, they fill in some missing words from headlines about the French post office, Swansea FC, dinosaurs and more… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Mike Rayment And Emerald Paston, joining us again next week!  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discuss how one in five Brits see their AI companions as ‘friends’, the takeaways from the world porridge making championships and Emerald’s Trump-themed ‘Metal Matrix’ game…   Later, they chat about why Stephen King’s marriage was on the rocks, top tips from the World Wine-Tasting Championship and a tarot card reading cat going viral online… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  And Diggory Waite filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment who, don’t worry, will be back soon!  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team return for another series of the podcast – this time alongside the TV show! They tackle a tricky odd one out involving Austrian nuns, Russian bears and a confused Canadian in the UK before learning about dossing detectives and the UK’s hottest new pet trend: exotic woodlice… Later, they chat about the real root of a suspected gas leak in Lancashire, the name of the new train destined to defeat dangerous leaves on the line and what Labour members were given to survive their recent party conference… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  And Mike Rayment (hard at work this week but back next week!) The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discusses the major party’s reactions to the anti-immigration protests taking place outside hotels, Angela Rayner’s new home and holiday photos and Trump’s ramping up of the use of the National Guard. Later, they chat about Gen Z’s work-based plan to combat loneliness, the boy addicted to jacket potatoes, and how – despite all the odds – Pearl the chicken has lived long enough to be crowned the oldest in the world. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller Emerald Paston  And Mike Rayment   The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discusses Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, the ‘crack team’ of European leaders who came to back him up and which country’s diplomat has the best joke. Later, they chat about backpack-wearing cyborg cockroaches, Nigel Farage’s new football shirt for sale and explain how to correctly use the newest word in the Cambridge Dictionary: ‘Skibidi’. Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And the absent Queenie Miller who is still busy holding the comedy world together at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discuss Kemi Badenoch's school snitching admission, unpick the mass pensioner imprisonments from the Palestine Action protest and compare the two greatest bromances on the international stage: Trump & Putin and JD Vance & David Lammy.  Later they explain how Fantasy football works, why an Argentinian man received $12,500 in compensation from Google and provide an update from Aalborg Zoo... Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  And the absent Mike Rayment who, for anyone interested, has drafted an absolutely awful fantasy team. The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discuss Trump’s hideous $200 million White House ballroom extension, Labour and Yvette Cooper mimicking Nigel Farage’s call to have criminal suspect’s ethnicity and immigration status revealed and the many, many books written by Reform UK’s newest member, Rupert Matthews.  They also chat about Tesco’s viral (and sad) birthday cake sandwich, the Squonkerpalooza Festival celebrating everyone’s favourite sorrowful Squonk and a Danish zoos plea to the public to send in their pets as “fodder” for their animals… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And the absent Queenie Miller, still smashing it at the Edinburgh Fringe The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discuss the lionesses back-to-back Euros triumphs, Trump’s questionable golf game on his trip to Scotland and the Online Safety Act – if Big Busty British Women dot co dot UK are reading this please do get in touch about that sponsorship...  They then go on to chat about a kleptomaniac cat in New Zealand, the intern fired from a prestigious law firm for biting her colleagues and if the UK is experiencing ‘peak Greggs’… If you support the podcast with or without enthusiasm, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And the absent Queenie Miller, who – sorry to disappoint – isn’t actually doing a comedy show with Liz Truss. The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team get together in person for once to discuss parliament breaking for recess, the scrapping of the water regulator 'Ofwat', Kemi Badenoch raising tories from the dead in her reshuffle and Reform's 'big' law and order policy ideas... Then they chat about the 72 new badges available to girl guides, the 6 million dollar banana artwork eaten again and pay tribute to late great Pauline Richards, the world's longest serving KFC worker.  If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  And Mike Rayment The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team talk about Donald Trump’s realisation that Vladamir Putin might actually not be a good guy after all, his decision to arm Ukraine and strange trophy lift at The Club World Cup.  Later, they discuss Angela Rayner’s spat with Unite, question what could turn a pigeon green and ponder how they would spoil their plushies should they take them to a 'Plushie Hotel'…   For updates on the show and to get involved in future 'Missing Words Rounds', make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.      Our hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Mike Rayment And Emerald Paston dialling in this week as she attempts to experience Cornwall exactly like the author of her new favourite memoir.      The Producer, ousted by Labour MP Chris Bryant for his poor placement of apostrophes, is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George     In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team go through Keir Starmer’s to-do list – starting with the immediate issue of Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, sorting out the economy, and handling threats from other political parties – both old and new…  Later, they bring you all the latest fashion news from the Oasis reunion, the £500,000 full stop and Jeremy Hunt’s toaster. For updates on the show and to get involved in future 'Missing Words Rounds', make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.     Our hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Queenie Miller  And Mike Rayment dialling in this week after a bout of Queenie’s mushroom wellington.    The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George    In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team gather at a pork pie buffet to cover Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury set, another humiliating U-turn for Starmer and Nigel Farage’s aspirational aftershave... Plus: JD Vance’s baby photos, China’s first AI football tournament and succulent Chinese meals… For updates on the show and to get involved in future 'Missing Words Rounds', make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.    Our hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And Queenie Miller dialling in this week.   The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George   In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team discuss Donald Trump’s outburst at Israel and Iran after both sides accused each other of breaking a freshly agreed ceasefire - before diving into Keir Starmer’s growing Labour rebellion and trying to decode Nigel Farage’s so-called ‘Robin Hood Tax’ (which even he admits he’s not clever enough to explain). They also unveil a Battenberg-based policy that could sway any electorate, predict the tragic lunar demise of the PG Tips Monkey and play the critically unacclaimed quiz guaranteed to unite CIA agents and ice cream addicts alike: Lemon & Lime or War Crime? For updates on the show and to get involved in future 'Missing Words Rounds', make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.     Your hosts are Jack Harris  Queenie Miller   Emerald Paston   And Mike Rayment    The Producer is Diggory Waite  The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton  The Music is by Big George    In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

The team chat about how pizzas at the pentagon led to correct predictions of rising tensions between Israel and Iran, schoolground antics at the G7 (otherwise known as the G6+1), Starmer’s papers pickup and Trump’s pathetic military parade… They also report on Van Gogh’s broken chair, Uri Geller’s insistence on his psychic powers and play Middle Earth’s greatest game: ‘Mordor or More Door?’…  If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!    For updates on the show and to get involved in future 'Missing Words Rounds', make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com.     Your hosts are Jack Harris  Queenie Miller   Emerald Paston   And Mike Rayment    The Producer is Diggory Waite  The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton  The Music is by Big George    In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast